Buffalo Beans and Greens Skillet! Nourishing greens mingle with hearty beans, all bathed in a zippy Buffalo sauce, making this dish perfect for busy weeknights, meal prep, or a quick weeknight supper that doesn’t skimp on flavor.
This Buffalo Beans and Greens Skillet bursts with a mountain of spicy Buffalo flavor that will wake up your dinner table. If you’re obsessed with Frank’s RedHot Sauce and crave a little heat, this dish is your new weeknight hero. The skillet comes together in moments, so you can savor a fast, easy recipe that still delivers bold, tangy, and zesty Buffalo goodness in every bite. For a complete experience, pair it with a dollop of vegan sour cream or a sprinkle of green onions, and you’ve got a satisfying, spicy comfort meal that’s endlessly repeatable.
Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.
Hi there, Ameera here!
We absolutely LOVE Frank’s RedHot Original Sauce, and this Buffalo Beans and Greens Skillet is a delicious testament to that passion. Do you love a dish that doesn’t shy away from heat? This one delivers bold flavor and a fiery kick that’s not for the timid, yet remains balanced with savory beans and fresh greens.
The sauce coats every ingredient, infusing the skillet with that signature Frank’s tang and heat, making each bite irresistibly flavorful. If you’re searching for a go-to spicy weeknight option, you gotta give this one a try—your taste buds will thank you, and your dinner will feel like a win.
Tips for Success:
- Flavor Profile: This Buffalo Beans and Greens Skillet is packed with a ton of spicy Buffalo flavor. If you love Frank’s RedHot Original Hot Sauce and enjoy some heat, then this dish is just for you. It’s fast and easy and bursting with delicious spicy Buffalo flavor. Perfect for a fast and easy weeknight dinner.
- Amount of Sauce: This dish has a moderate amount of sauce. If you need more sauce, simply add some additional vegetable broth or water.
- Buffalo Hot Sauce: Buffalo Hot Sauce is sharp, rich, and packs some heat. It’s typically tangy, salty, and has a creamy texture.
- Control the Heat: We absolutely LOVE Frank’s RedHot Original Hot Sauce. We can easily handle the heat. We loved ¼ cup (4 Tablespoons) in our recipe, but we can see how some folks might find this version to have too much heat. Feel free to scale it back to 2 Tablespoons and build from there. Most of our taste-testers enjoyed 3 Tablespoons of hot sauce in this recipe.
- Accidentally Too Hot? If you found it too hot and want to temper the heat, try adding more tahini or neutral nut/seed butter like cashew butter. Additionally, serving it over a starch like steamed rice or a baked potato tempers the heat significantly.
- Tahini Substitutions: You can substitute with your favorite nut butter or seed butter to help temper the heat from the hot sauce.
- Navy Bean Substitutions: Feel free to substitute the navy beans for your favorite white beans like cannellini, chickpeas, etc.
- Baby Spinach Substitutions: Feel free to substitute with your favorite fresh greens like baby kale or baby arugula. You can use mature greens; however, you may need to factor in some extra cooking times and possibly some extra liquids to compensate for the longer cooking times.
- Tenderness of the Celery: The celery adds great flavor that is typically associated with Buffalo hot sauce. However, we had taste testers who wanted the celery super tender while others enjoyed that tiny bit of crunch associated with celery. Please taste test the celery to obtain the desired level of tenderness before going to Step 2.
- Serving Ideas: This dish is super versatile. Coupled it with steamed rice, quinoa, and over baked potatoes.
- Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
- Table Salt: If using table salt, you should use less table salt than the amount listed in the ingredients as sea salt crystals are larger than table salt crystals. Since table salt crystals are very fine, less table salt is required to season a dish. We would suggest starting with about 1/4 to 1/2 the amount of sea salt listed. You can always add more salt but cannot take it away. We recommend using sea salt as it is less refined than table salt.
Leftovers and Freezing:
Leftovers will generally keep 5 days in the refrigerator. Store in a covered air-tight container.
This dish can be frozen.
Pantry Products:
- Hot Sauce: We used Frank’s RedHot Original Hot Sauce.
- Vegetable Stock: We use Pacific Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Stock. We love this brand because it is Whole Food Plant Based compliant, as it does not contain MSG, has no oil, and does not contain any highly-processed ingredients. Feel free to use your favorite vegetable broth.
- Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
Kitchen Equipment:
- Large skillet
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Buffalo Beans and Greens Skillet
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 25 Minutes
- Total Time: 35 Minutes
- Yield: 4 Cups 1x
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This Buffalo Beans and Greens Skillet bursts with a mountain of spicy Buffalo flavor that will wake up your dinner table.
Ingredients
Skillet Ingredients:
- 1 medium yellow onion, fine dice
- 3 celery ribs, small dice
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth *
- ¾ cup water
- 2 to 4 Tablespoons hot sauce (+/-) *
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 2 Tablespoons tahini *
Spice/Herb Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- Pinch to ½ teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *
Other Ingredients:
- 2 – [ 15.25 oz. cans ] navy beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach, chopped
Optional Toppings:
- Chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a large skillet, add the diced onions and celery, sauté over medium-high heat for 7 to 12 minutes to soften, add a splash of water, if needed to avoid burning.
- Then lower the heat to medium, add the minced garlic and tomato paste, sauté, stir constantly for one minute.
- Next add all the remaining Skillet Ingredients and simmer on medium for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, then add the navy beans and chopped baby spinach, stir well to incorporate, heat on medium-low temperature and cook for 4 to 6 minutes, then serve topped with freshly chopped parsley or coupled with your favorite grain like quinoa or rice, or with a simple salad.
Notes
Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Items Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Products Used.
Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
Servings: 4 (makes 4 cups)
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